This is part 5 of 6 finding aids for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records and represents 2010 to 2016. Generally, materials are transferred from UNLV Photo Services to UNLV Special Collections and Archives 5 years after they are created. For materials within the last 5 years, contact photo@unlv.edu or call 702-895-3036. This finding aid contains the contact sheets and digital files produced by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas from 2010 to 2016 as an official record of the institution's development, activities, and community. Clients include UNLV colleges and departments, the University's administration, the UNLV Foundation, athletic departments, and the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE). Images include academic activities, athletic events, faculty and administration, student life, campus life, campus development, architecture, and public relations.
UNLV University Libraries Photographs of the Response to the 1 October Shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada (2017-2019) are comprised of digital images captured to document the aftermath of the mass shooting at the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas, Nevada. Following the October 1, 2017 killing of 58 people at the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival on the Las Vegas Strip, the Las Vegas community responded in a variety of ways. This collection of photographs document the impromptu memorial created at the "Welcome to Las Vegas" sign, the funeral of Officer Charleston Hartfield, and different ways the community and organizations have remembered the tragedy since 2017. The collection also documents the Las Vegas Community Healing Garden at 1015 S. Casino Center Boulevard, envisioned by activists and built by volunteers, to honor the victims and give family members and the community a place to gather to remember.
A picture of Wovoka, also known as Jack Wilson, was the Paiute messiah from Mason Valley and the originator of the Ghost Dance religion. The Ghost Dance is incorporated into numerous American Indian belief systems and is said to unite the living spirits with the deceased. Written on the photo: "Northern Paiute - 1. Wovoka, the Paiute messiah from Mason Valley, was the originator of the Ghost Dance religion. Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada. Courtesy of The National Archives."
The UNLV Libraries Collection of Harveys Casino Resorts Press Releases and Reports includes annual reports, financial reports, press releases, and promotional materials for Harveys Casino Resorts in Lake Tahoe, Nevada; Central City, Colorado; and Council Bluffs, Iowa, dating from 1994 to 1998.
The UNLV Libraries Collection of Elsinore Corporation Reports and Publicity Materials includes annual reports, financial reports, press releases, promotional materials, and newspaper clippings for Elsinore Corporation in Las Vegas, Nevada, dating from 1979 to 1995.
Folder from the Frontier Hotel and Casino Collection (MS-00297) -- Entertainers file. Copyrighted songs have been redacted. Original physical materials are available for viewing in the UNLV Special Collections and Archives reading room.
The UNLV Libraries Collection of Grand Casinos, Inc. Promotional Materials and Reports includes annual reports, financial reports, newspaper and magazine clippings, press kits, press releases, and promotional materials for Grand Casinos, Inc. properties in Mississippi, Louisiana, Minnesota, and Nevada, dating from 1992-2002.